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Much like the high quality, all-aluminum Peter Lisand pedestals, the inventory I bought from the Lisand family included quite a few of these well thought out, well made, medium duty shoulder and body braces. I have used one with a RED Dragon and with a Canon T3i to shoot video, and they were simple to
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The Arriflex 16M “Magazine” camera was introduced in 1962 as a successor to the venerable ARRI 16 S. Like its predecessor the ARRI S, the ARRI M is a spinning mirror reflex 16mm motion picture camera with a bright viewfinder, a 3-lens divergent turret to work with a variety of lenses, and a small, compact
While I am still trying to get the belt drive screws out of the VistaVision camera, which is turning into a long and frustrating process, I thought I’d make a slight turn and show a fascinating piece of equipment that Roy Wagner has left with me with the hopes of finding it a new home.
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Things were moving along as expected with the VistaVision Butterfly camera. I got all of the 400’ magazines cleaned, serviced, and painted. Got the camera cleaned of corrosion and spot painted inside and out so it looks pretty again. Made a new power cable, serviced the movement, and ran everything. All looked great until I
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Much like the high quality, all-aluminum Peter Lisand pedestals, the inventory I bought from the Lisand family included quite a few of these well thought out, well made, medium duty shoulder and body braces. I have used one with a RED Dragon and with a Canon T3i to shoot video, and they were simple to
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Bringing this interesting Vinten Model H camera back to life during the pandemic made the isolation of that time more bearable. (You can read more about the restoration process on our blog:https://bit.ly/3T4AITD) The unique and innovative design of the Vinten camera made it a world class addition to the 35mm motion picture camera canon. Unlike
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This rare set of Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar lenses was rescued from a storage unit and painstakingly cleaned and restored so they are once again able to capture that classic Hollywood look on film or digital media. Included in the set are a 20mm f2, 25mm f2, 35mm f2, 50mm f2, 75mm f2, and
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